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Safety and effectiveness of cupric oxide particles for increasing liver copper stores in cattle. 1987

N F Suttle

Five groups of three or four crossbred steers, mean initial liveweight 220 kg, were given a diet of barley and hay ad libitum. Each animal received a single oral dose of 0, 5, 10, 20 or 40 g cupric oxide particles. A dose of 5 g cupric oxide particles increased liver copper stores for about 240 days and higher doses increased liver stores for longer but 40 g was no more effective than 20 g (85 mg kg-1 liveweight). Variation among individuals was marked but the highest liver copper concentration recorded (7.59 mmol kg-1 dry matter) produced no biochemical evidence of copper toxicity. Earlier, cupric oxide particles were separated into three fractions, clumps, short rods and long rods and 5 mg kg-1 liveweight of each fraction given to steers of 173 kg mean liveweight. The form of the particles did not affect either their retention in the alimentary tract or the accumulation of copper in the liver.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008099	Liver	A large lobed glandular organ in the abdomen of vertebrates that is responsible for detoxification, metabolism, synthesis and storage of various substances.	Livers
D008297	Male		Males
D002417	Cattle	Domesticated bovine animals of the genus Bos, usually kept on a farm or ranch and used for the production of meat or dairy products or for heavy labor.	Beef Cow,Bos grunniens,Bos indicus,Bos indicus Cattle,Bos taurus,Cow,Cow, Domestic,Dairy Cow,Holstein Cow,Indicine Cattle,Taurine Cattle,Taurus Cattle,Yak,Zebu,Beef Cows,Bos indicus Cattles,Cattle, Bos indicus,Cattle, Indicine,Cattle, Taurine,Cattle, Taurus,Cattles, Bos indicus,Cattles, Indicine,Cattles, Taurine,Cattles, Taurus,Cow, Beef,Cow, Dairy,Cow, Holstein,Cows,Dairy Cows,Domestic Cow,Domestic Cows,Indicine Cattles,Taurine Cattles,Taurus Cattles,Yaks,Zebus
D003300	Copper	A heavy metal trace element with the atomic symbol Cu, atomic number 29, and atomic weight 63.55.	Copper-63,Copper 63
D005243	Feces	Excrement from the INTESTINES, containing unabsorbed solids, waste products, secretions, and BACTERIA of the DIGESTIVE SYSTEM.
D000284	Administration, Oral	The giving of drugs, chemicals, or other substances by mouth.	Drug Administration, Oral,Administration, Oral Drug,Oral Administration,Oral Drug Administration,Administrations, Oral,Administrations, Oral Drug,Drug Administrations, Oral,Oral Administrations,Oral Drug Administrations
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia